Adler did not say which candidate withdrew, but said “the search firm recommends we spend 1 or 2 additional weeks reviewing other potential candidates to ensure that we have the finest and most diverse candidate pool. As such, the search firm also recommends we not release candidate names until sometime later this month.”

The city manager position has been vacant since Marc Ott resigned in 2016 for a position in Washington, D.C. Elaine Hart has been the interim city manager since Ott’s departure.